
Cold infusions (water infusions) are a great way to quench the thirst and cool down during the summer heat. They are easy and fast to prepare and at the same time delicious.
Cold infusions can be made with dried or fresh herbs and are of great benefit. See the recipe below or the DVD, disc one, chapter “Infusions”.
One of my favorite herbs to use is dried HIBISCUS flowers. They colour the water deep red and make a most refreshing drink. Add fresh lemon and ice cubes and you have the prefect drink. For an additional cooling effect you may want to add spearmint or peppermint leaves. Be creative and find your favorite combination.
You don’t need to use Hibiscus flowers, you can just make the drink with any fruit, herbs and spices depending on your personal preferences. This is the time to forage in the wild and add those lush green herbs for food and medicine to your daily menu. For example, you may want to add Chickweed and Fireweed to your drinks (and salads). Fireweed flowers add not only flavour, but also provide food for the soul, visually and spiritually.
ENJOY! Feel free to share your favorite recipes here.
Green blessings,
Gudrun
Upon request, I have decided to offer a second herb walk on Saturday, July 4.
Last week we were blessed with fantastic weather while exploring the bountiful gift of Mother Earth. Come to enjoy a day in nature while honouring the Earth, learning about local plants, herbs & weeds and their medicinal and food uses.
Please feel free to share this information.
CONTENTS:
LOCATION: 1/2 hour west of Grande Prairie at our place
DATE: Saturday, July 4, 2015, 10 am – 5 pm (rain or shine)
COST: $80.00 incl. GST
REGISTRATION: SPACE IS LIMITED – Register early!
Registration Form
Once you have registered, you will receive further instructions.
Questions? Please call me at 780.532.2464.
Green Blessings,
Gudrun
They are so bountiful and a delight to all of our senses. You might have noticed that a lot of different insects use the flowers as their home or resting place.
Wild Rose is also a Bach Flower essence, opening the heart and bringing joy into a person’s life.
Here are two of my all time favorite recipes.
Pick some flower petals and put them in a glass filled with spring water. Let sit in the sun to allow the essence of the flower to infuse into the water. Let sit for 1/2 hour to several hours depending on your taste preference.
Enjoy as is or with some ice. If you wish, you may eat the flower petals.
Pick the flower petals and place on the honey. Honey that has not been processed is typically hard so you need to soften it slowly at low temperature. You can soften it first and then mix the petals into it, or what I do, I add the petals and let them do “their job” while the honey is softening.
Once the honey is soft, I like to stir the petals in with a wooden chop stick only to watch them come up to the surface again after a while. You can pick out the flower petals if you wish but you can also leave them in the honey.
Enjoy as a spread on a rice cake, on pancakes or with ice cream, or just straight from the spoon – whatever your heart desires.
The long awaited Calendula ointment is ready. As some of my clients have witnessed, it is one of a kind and works wonders for irritated skin, wounds, dry lips etc. Feel free to share your experiences here.
HERBWALK, June 24 – remember to register. For details see previous post.
Green Blessings,
Gudrun
It’s time to enjoy a day in nature while learning about local plants including herbs & weeds, their medicinal and food uses.
CONTENTS:
LOCATION: 1/2 hour west of Grande Prairie at our place
DATE: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 10 am – 5 pm (rain or shine)
COST: $80.00 incl. GST
REGISTRATION: SPACE IS LIMITED – Register early!
Registration Form
HERB WALK FOR CHILDREN: I am hoping to be able to offer a herb walk specifically for children some time in the first two weeks of July. Stay tuned for more news…
Once you have registered, you will receive further instructions.
Questions? Please call me at 780.532.2464.
Green Blessings,
Gudrun
I took a leap of faith and have landed in a whole new world of international marketing opportunities, starting in New York. Recently I was a guest on a two hour live radio talk show in New York discussing the DVD and the broader message of the importance of respecting and being connected to the Earth. I am happy and excited to know that the DVD “HERBAL PHARMACY FOR EVERYONE” & “BACH FLOWERS UNFOLDING” will be shared with much wider audiences through radio, TV and magazines. Finally my efforts are beginning to bear fruits.
A big THANK YOU to all of you have have supported me, believed in me and encouraged me – in whichever way – in this dream. A very special THANK YOU to my children who have been there for me at all times and “pushed” me to take this leap of faith.
The following article BREAST CANCER INFORMATION was written by David Christopher, Master Herbalist and director of The School of Natural Healing.
Bottom line: Pay attention to your diet – “clean and green” will provide the building blocks for your body to regenerate healthy cells.
Early detection of breast cancer is good, but prevention is better. Accurate diagnosis is essential. However, I’m sorry to say that mammography is not an accurate diagnostic tool. Medical professionals claim that mammography correctly identifies 78% of women who have breast cancer, but they seldom mention the 20 plus percent of false positive readings, which jumps to 50 plus percent after 10 years of screening. Nor do they mention the 17 plus percent of false negative readings. This simply means that around one fifth of women may be told they have breast cancer when they don’t or that they do not have breast cancer when they do. Either scenario can result in trauma or death.
Safe diagnosis is also essential. Pressing a woman’s breast between two metal plates and irradiating it 40 times more than a chest x-ray every year is not safe. Most people would receive a chest X-Ray only once in a lifetime.
Cancer starts from damaged cells, and the radiation from mammograms causes cellular damage. Many things we live with today cause cellular damage such as chemicals, cell phones, and pollution and organic causes like bacteria and viruses.
One example is the virus SV-40 which was hotly debated in the 1970’s as a cause of cancer. Although scientists, employed or influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, dismissed this scenario, today autopsies on cancers frequently detect the presence of this SV-40 virus. This virus was found in the vaccines that were being forced on children during the 1960’s. The “S” stands for simian monkeys, on whose tissues the vaccines were grown. The “V” stands for virus and the 40 indicates that it was the 40th contaminant virus found in the vaccines. Studies in the seventies showed that rats developed cancer after exposure to the SV-40 virus. Subsequent experiments showed a prolific growth of the virus colonies after radiation exposure. If this scenario is correct, wouldn’t radiation exposure from mammograms propagate this virus? This virus damages cells and has been shown to cause cancer.
Our government was so concerned with this information that NIH predicted an epidemic of cancer. With this dire prediction, President Nixon declared war on cancer and billions of dollars were earmarked for that war. Although he predicted a future 10 year victory, we still have an epidemic which worsens every year. Cancer is predicted to eclipse cardiovascular disease as the number one killer in the near future. There is only one winner in this cancer epidemic and that is the huge medical complex which pulls in trillions of dollars in private and government funds.
We want to prevent cancer and all society comparative studies show a link to proper diet and an absence of cancers. For example, breast cancer is rare in Chinese women unless they adopt American eating habits.
You will avoid cancer if you eat live fresh produce and reject animal based foods and highly processed grains and sugars.
Take advantage of this great opportunity and please pass this information on to every woman.
Check my post from September 14, 2014: Breast Thermography versus Mammograms
To book an appointment, contact Cindy Peever, R.N. via email: thermographynorthernbc@gmail.com
Initial breast thermograms must be paid for in advance.
Go to Cindy’s website: thermographynorthernbc.com contact/fees page, select mobile clinics, select Grand Prairie (in the Locations drop-down box at the bottom of the page). You can pay by PayPal or credit card. Follow up thermograms may be paid at time of appointment.
Cindy Peever R.N.
Clinical Thermography Manager
Thermography Northern BC
250-596-9119
Learn how BACH FLOWERS can be used to free yourself of limitations (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual) that hold you back from being all you can and want to be.
The workshop provides a great opportunity for personal growth and freeing yourself of limitations that are holding you back from living your life to your full potential. Register now for a great experience.
Bach Flower essences are subtle plant medicines. They were developed in England during the 1930s by Dr. Edward Bach to assist in healing on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level.
This intensive workshop integrates theory and practice and provides a great opportunity to truly experience and get to know these fascinating flower essences. You will learn how to incorporate flower essences into your daily life, so that they may encourage true healing and assist you in unfolding to your full potential or simply support you through challenging times.
You will walk away from this class knowing that the Bach Flowers can truly make a positive difference in your life – like a newly found friend who accompanies you on your Journey to Health! You will also learn how to create your own flower essences.
NOTE: This workshop requires the active participation of the students.
DATE: May 23 & 24 (Saturday & Sunday) from 9:30 am – 5 pm
COST: $375.00 incl. GST, handouts and individualized flower essence remedy
($100 deposit required with registration)
Phone: 780.532.2464
Email: gudrun@rainbowhealing.ca
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The oil is made from Calendula officinalis often referred to as Marigold. Many plants are called Marigold and therefore the Latin name is required for correct identification.
Why not plant some Calendula this year in your garden? The flowers are bright yellow and orange and have many therapeutic properties. It is easy to grow and harvest. The oil can be made into a healing salve which is a favorite of many of my clients.
anti-inflammatory – wound healing – anti-fungal – anti-bacterial/anti-microbial – anti-septic
Calendula oil is used topically and primarily used in SKIN CARE because of its great anti-inflammatory and wound healing actions.
The oil helps to moisturize the skin, soothes the area and reduces pain.
Conditions: diaper rash, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, minor cuts and wounds, bed sores, insect bites, frost bites
Athlete’s foot, ring worm and jock itch
Swelling from injuries i.e. sprained muscles and bruises, leg ulcers, spider and varicose veins.
Applied externally for abdominal cramps and constipation.
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